Mining, Bushranging and Freemasonry in New South Wales The Influence of Mining on the Spread of Freemasonry in the Early Years (1850-1900) |
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| Author:
| Noakes, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9922810-4-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Max Barrett
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Did the gold mining boom in N.S.W. (and the mining of other commodities) influence the spread of Freemasonry throughout the State? In a word. Yes. This book discusses this idea by looking at the evolution of the mines from prospecting and discovery to mining camps ("tent cities"), then to mining towns many of which still exist today and their growth in some instances to becoming major cities. The histories of 40 odd mining towns have been investigated and their evolution traced...
More DescriptionDid the gold mining boom in N.S.W. (and the mining of other commodities) influence the spread of Freemasonry throughout the State? In a word. Yes. This book discusses this idea by looking at the evolution of the mines from prospecting and discovery to mining camps ("tent cities"), then to mining towns many of which still exist today and their growth in some instances to becoming major cities. The histories of 40 odd mining towns have been investigated and their evolution traced primarily between the years of 1850 to the turn of the twentieth century, a 50 year mining boom which significantly influenced the growth of the outback of the State of New South Wales, indeed the whole of Australia, and its infrastructure as it still exists today. These histories involve politics, rebellions, pitched battles, riots, bushranging, generations of great wealth and conversely financial failures - and Freemasonry.